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Law firms as a business

Jaysen

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  • Feb 17, 2018
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    Hi everyone

    I came across this helpful guide about how law firms operate as a business and thought I'd share. It covers things like:
    • how law firms are structured
    • how law firms charge clients and make money
    • how law firms use leverage and working capital
    • how law firms compete
    • the future of law firms
    It's a few years old but most of it should still be relevant. Here's the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yyz-u2rJ5U-uwj86T0WVd_rXo1Hz-YAt/view?usp=sharing
     
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    Nicole

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    This is an excellent find Josh, thanks for sharing! I've had questions in the past about what law firms can do to differentiate themselves and this is a perfect resource for that question.
     
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